| protecting free-living dormice: molecular identification of cestode parasites in captive dormice (muscardinus avellanarius) destined for reintroduction. | the success of any population translocation programme relies heavily on the measures implemented to control and monitor the spread of disease. without these measures, programmes run the risk of releasing immunologically naïve species or, more dangerously, introducing novel infectious agents to native populations. as a precaution, a reintroduction programme for the common or hazel dormouse, muscardinus avellanarius, in england screens dormice before release following captive breeding. using pcr s ... | 2017 | 26957436 |